Biography for
Carmen Ejogo More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

1974, London, England, UK

Mini Biography

Carmen Ejogo grew up in London. She began her acting career in the UK working with directors such as Micheal Winterbottom and Kenneth Brannagh. She broke through to international acclaim in 1997, as Eddie Murphy's on screen paramour in the the movie Metro. Later, Ejogo disclosed the full extent of her dramatic range with a skilled portrayal of Sally Hemings - Thomas Jefferson's mistress - in the acclaimed television miniseries Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000). She has since worked on numerous movies the US, and has done exemplary supporting work in such pictures as Boycott for HBO (2000), and Lackawanna Blues, also an HBO production (2005), The Brave One opposite Terrence Howard (2007), Pride and Glory opposite Edward Norton (2007), and Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes (2009).

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Spouse

Jeffrey Wright

(August 2000 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Brother, Charles Jr. (b. 1976)

Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish.

Before becoming big in the Film and TV, she used to present Children's TV on Saturday mornings with former Blue Peter presenter Stuart Miles.

Carmen is a member of MENSA, the high IQ organization.

Gave birth to her 2 children, a son Elijah Wright & a daughter, with her husband Jeffrey Wright. [2000's]